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“$8 MILLION RECOVERY FOR GAS STATION NEGLIGENCE RESULT IN CLIENT’S DEATH!”

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Cities, States, and Now Grieving Families Are Taking Ghost Gun Makers to Court

In the last several weeks of Sahmya Heaven Garcia’s young life, she sought a protective order against a former boyfriend who had become her stalker. Despite her vigilance, as she walked to work from her South Philadelphia apartment on the morning of November 8, 2022, Garcia’s stalker gunned her down on a street corner, shooting her 11 times with what authorities said was a Glock-styled ghost gun — a self-assembled firearm often sold and purchased online. She was 20 years old.

The man, Marcus Burney, was a convicted felon who circumvented state law to get a ghost gun; he is serving a 35-to-70-year state prison sentence for Garcia’s murder. Now, her parents have filed suit against the murder weapon’s manufacturer, Polymer80, Inc., the nation’s largest manufacturer of ghost guns.> Read More


Philadelphia Woman Sues Gas Stations Over Crime After Son Was Shot and Killed

Corliss Jackson, whose son was killed while leaving a Philadelphia gas station, and her attorney David Thiruselvam relay the urgency of crime at gas stations and why they have decided to take the issue to court.

Carjackings at Philadelphia gas stations have increased by more than 300% this year compared to 2021, according to a report.

“You got to arm yourself. It’s dangerous out here. It’s wild,” Philadelphia resident Melvin Dunn told WPVI. > Read More


Philadelphia Gas Station Owner Hires Armed Agents to Patrol Property

The owner of a North Philadelphia gas station says he took security measures into his own hands to keep his customers and employees safe.

Neil Patel hired a private security company, Pennsylvania State Agents, to patrol his KARCO gas station at Broad and Clearfield streets three weeks ago, and now he has a daily armed presence with at least two agents on the premise nightly.

“We’re Pennsylvania State Agents and we’re not security. Basically, what we do is security details when the public calls upon us when the police can’t be there,” explained Andre Boyer. > Read More

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ABOUT OUR FIRM

The Victims’ Recovery Law Center was founded in July of 2007 by David P. Thiruselvam, under its previous name, The Law Offices of David P. Thiruselvam LLC. Mr. Thiruselvam began his legal career as a public defender in Philadelphia before becoming a highly-successful house counsel for an insurance company, until he realized his true calling as an advocate for crime victims and individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injury.

When the firm first started accepting crime victims as clients, there were only a few law firms who represented crime victims in civil cases. Since opening its doors in July of 2007, this firm has become one of the area’s prominent law firms dedicated to representing victims of crime in civil cases. Since 2017, this multi-attorney practice has included Keith Thomas West, an experienced trial attorney and former judicial clerk who has handled many complex lawsuits on behalf of crime victims and catastrophically injured plaintiffs.

The Victims’ Recovery Law Center has often accepted cases on behalf of severely injured victims that were previously declined by several of the area’s major law firms, usually because these firms lacked the expertise necessary to provide compensation for victims of crime. However, our firm has successfully resolved almost all of these previously-rejected cases in the clients’ favor, often with a substantial settlement or jury verdict. A typical case that this firm was able to handle successfully after it was rejected by many other firms was the case of a
single father who was shot in the face by the local drug dealer when he exited his apartment building to get his son some pizza. Although the five law firms that rejected this case told the client they were sorry for what happened to him but unable to help, we successfully filed suit against the management company of the apartment building for allowing the drug dealer to ply his trade and terrorize the residents, and settled the case for a substantial, confidential seven-figure amount.

In addition to many shooting cases, we have successfully represented our clients in cases involving victims of professional malpractice, sexual assault, the abuse of minors, sex-trafficking, alcohol service and over-intoxication, murder, arson, fraud, terrorism, police excessive force, inadequate security, civil rights violations, nuisance properties, property collapse, assault and battery, whistleblowers, and involving corporations, governments, and religious institutions that have permitted abuse, and many more.

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ATTORNEY PROFILES

Our trial attorneys are leaders in the field of representing crime victims and
individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injury.

David P. Thiruselvam

FOUNDER

David P. Thiruselvam

Keith Thomas West

ASSOCIATE

Keith Thomas West

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SELECT AREAS OF PRACTICE

The trial attorneys of this firm have successfully handled a wide variety of civil actions on behalf of crime victims and catastrophically injured plaintiffs, working on behalf of clients who have been both businesses and individuals. Below are several select areas of practice previously handled by this firm

DRAM SHOP / LIQUOR LIABILITY

We represent the victims who have had their lives forever harmed by the automobile accidents, violent assaults, and even deaths that predictably follow from irresponsible service of alcohol.

PREMISES LIABILITY & NEGLIGENT SECURITY

We routinely handle premises liability & negligent security lawsuits on behalf of crime victims and catastrophically injured clients. In addition have rare experience in handling even more complex cases of this nature.

FALSE CLAIMS & WHISTLEBLOWER ACTIONS

The attorneys in this firm have successfully represented whistleblowers both in federal and state actions. Our law firm is prepared to advise you as to how best to bring matters of fraud & wrongdoing to light.

FEDERAL TORTS, CIVIL RIGHTS & EXCESSIVE FORCE

This firm has successfully represented the victims of civil rights violations — we even have experience representing members of law enforcement who have themselves been victims of misconduct.

ASSAULT
AND BATTERY

we have handled countless successful lawsuits on behalf of the victims of assault and battery, resulting in numerous seven-figure settlements or jury verdicts.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

This law firm has successfully handled nearly every type of sexual assault case, whether the lawsuit is filed against a major religious institution, childcare provider, retail property owner, hotel, or individual perpetrator.

ARSON

The Victims’ Recovery Law Center has unique experience in representing the victims of arson, whether those victims are the owners of a destroyed business or the family of an individual who has been murdered.

TERRORISM

The Victims’ Recovery Law Center has unique experience in representing the victims of domestic terrorism, which is a natural outgrowth of our experience in representing the victims of violent crime.

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